Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-02
DAILY HERALD.
THE WOMAN's HOME.
The First Reception in the
New Quarters.
THE FLOWER FESTIVAL.
Work Done in the Past and Expec
tations for the Future.
List of officers.

The formal dedication of the Woman's
Home, which has been built by the
Flower Festival Society, took place yes
terday at the new building on Fourth
,troet. near Main. Some two years ago
= number of ladies. realizing the neces.
sity for such Home. banded themselves
together for the purpose of raising funds
to carry out their object. The immedi-
ate result of the organization was the
establishment of tho annual flower festi.
yai. which is destined to become q
feature Of this city, as important as the
sTce Carnival" at Montreal or the
esDaardi Gras' at New Orleans. The
first officers of the society were: Mrs. R.
N. Widney, President; Mrs. M. Kremer,
Mrs. e. A. Shepherd. Mrs. DIR. Bird,
Vice. Presidents; Miss M. E. McLsllau,
Financial Secretary; Miss Fannie Saw
yer. Recording Secretary: Mrs. Earl B
Nillar, Treasurer.
Board of Managers-Mrs. S. E. Price,
Mrs. G. e. Day, Mrs. Charles Prayer,
Mrs. d. G. Stevens, Mrs. H. 81. Boyce,
Mrs. e. F. Spence, Mrs. F. G. Howes,
Mrs. J. M. Stewart, Mrs. G. T. Brown
Mrs. M. H. Wooster.
Advisory Committee-Mrs.S Severance
President of the Woman's Club; Mrs.
M. A. Gibson, President of the Orphans
Home; Mrs. Professor More, President
of the w. C. T. o.; Mrs. Miner, Presi
dent of the G.. L. B Mrs. Ducommun
President of the L. B. s.; Mrs. Gay
President of the l.. A. Y. M. G. A.
Miss Florence Dunham, President o.
the Y. w. C. T. U.
At the time of the first festival thu
following were the members: Mrs. H
III. Boycs, Mrs. E. 7. Wright, Mrs. F
A. Gibson, Mrs. J. S. Chapman, Mrs. A
8. Robbins, Mrs. s. Lazard, Mrs. NJ
Kremer, Mrs. Leopold Loeb, Mrs. p
Lazarus, Mrs. 4. A. Shepherd, Mrs. G
r. Brown, Mrs. c. Ducommun, Mrs. b
G, Bath, Mrs. w. d. Gould, Mrs. A. X
Crawford, Mrs. M. s. Evans, Mrs. S. E
Price, Mrs. John Milner, Mrs. NJ. K
Vernon, Mrs. r. M. Widney, Mrs. D. G.
Stephens, Mrs. DR.. Bird, Miss Jeanette
Lazard, Miss e. Bengough, Miss Fannie
Sawyer, Miss NJ. H. Wooster. Miss Flor
ence Dunham, Mrs. Olive G. Marshall
Nra. J. A. Henderson, Mrs. II. New
mark, Mrs. Leon Loeb, Miss Emily New
mark, Miss Ella Newmark. Mrs. Maris
Leake, Mrs. M. H. HEAVIER. Mrs. A. F
Coronel, Mrs. Judge Stephens, Mrs. M
e. Threlkeld. Mrs. Oliver Bliss, Miss M
Hathaway, Miss nj. K. Mcclellan. Mrs
J. M. Stewart, Mrs. Milton Lindley
Mrs. G. E. Day, Mrs. f. E. Mcdonnell
Mrs. A. C. McQuillan, Mrs. L. F
Spence. Mrs. Dorothea Lummis, M. D.
Mrs. J. A. Fairchild, MRS. w. NJ. Foss
Mrs. Earl B. Millar. Mrs. II. o. Collins
Mrs. l.. N. Bigelow, Mrs. w. B. Henri
e&t Mrs. e. Phillips, Mrs. 81. Gardner
Mrs. Jennie Sanderson.
THE. FIRST FESTIVALS.
1t was decided to give the first festiva
In April, 1885. and in that month th'
largest flower collection seen in this city
was seen at the Nsdeau Hall. It's success
far exceeded the hopes of its projectors
and it was decided to proceed with the
good work. About $2500 was pettt d
from this festival, and of this $1,000 was
paid on the lot occupied by the Home,
and the balance was used in renting a
house for the shelter Of homeless girls.
In November, 1885, a sloan exhibit
was made by the society, but the result
was not SO encouraging, for it rained al.
most the whole time the exhibition was
held. Five hundred dollars were cleared
however, and through the gift of $500
from Mrs. Hollenbeck, the remaining
$1,000 was paid on the lot. AT this ex'
hibition seventy-two epgravings and
etchings were loaned by II. H Boyce,
by II. +. Lee and by Frank N. Rust,
Mrs. G. M. Severance, Miss Harold, DR.
w. w. Ross, Earl B. Millar, Mrs. NJ. c.
Graham, A. II. Judson, DIR. Dorothes
Lummis and Frank Van Trees. In the
American department there were eighty
nix curios loaned by Mrs. Richardson,
Mrs. 1. R. Dunkelberger, Mrs. ]. c
Newton, Mrs. j. NJ. Stewart, Mrs. c.
w. Lawrence. Mrs. 4. S. Stairway,
Mrs. Slosson. Mrs. s. A. Brcay,
Mrs. Forster, Mrs. N. w. Stow.
ell, Mra lothian Bixby, Mrs. M. A.
Mrs. Tanzy, Mrs. Boutwell,,
Mrs. G. Ducommun. Mrs. f. c. Howes,
Major Haverstick, Mrs. HI. II. Boyce,
Mrs. Severance, Frank Howard, Miss
Hadley, G.. Fl. Paine, Mrs. E. II. Gibbs,
Mrs. f, @. Storey and Mrs. Dorothea
Lummis. Besides these there were a
Chinese department, with eighty.three
articles; a European depar iment, wi h
Gfty-three relics; an Indian department,
with ninety-four curios; an Island de
partment, with seventy.four specimens
. Spanish California department, will
100 articles; an exhibit from India o
forty.two articles, q Persian exhibit O
thirty.seven pieces, collection of coins
African curiosities and a number o
other interesting articles.
The second set of officers were as fol
lows:
Mrs. r. NJ. Widney, President; Mrs
f. C. Howes, Mrs. H. H. Boyce, Mrs
w. H. Herriott, Vice-Presidents; Mis-
N. e. Mcclellan, Financial Secretary
Mrs. w. B. Abernethy. Recording Sec
retary; Mrs. Earl b Millar, Treasurer
Managers-Mrs. G. Il. Day, Mrs. M
Hagan, Mrs. Chas. Prayer, Mrs. c. T
Brown, Mrs. J. NJ. Stewart, Miss M. Il
Wooster, Mrs. j. G. Newton, Mrs. j. (
Hollenbeck.
Advisory Committee--Mrs. c. NJ. Sew
erance, President of the Woman's Club
Mrs. N. A. Gibson, President of the Or
phans' Home Society; Mrs. Ira More
President of the w. G. T. u; Mrs
John Miner, President of the German
Ladies' Benevolent Society; Mrs. G. Du
commun, President of the Ladies' Be
nevolent Society; Mrs L. F. Gay. Presi
dent of the Ladies' Auxiliary of Y. M
C. A.; Miss Florence Durham, Presiden
of the Young Woman's G. I. U.
THE SECOND FESTIVAL.
The second Flo xer Festival held in
March last year netted $4,000, with
which the present building was com
pleted by the aid Of borrowed money.
The unparalleled success of the exhi.
dition of 1856 gave the ladies every en-.
for their work this year.
1t would be impossible to give any idea
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